| Technical Architect |
| 3 months to
21 Aug 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 96 | 107 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +11 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 6 | 24 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.008 % | 0.024 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.254 % | 0.689 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 3 | 4 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £397 | £365 |
| Average daily rate | £413 | £416 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.70 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £430 | £468 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £445 | £479 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.03 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | - |
| Average hourly rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £45.44 | £47.97 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.27 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 2366 | 3483 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 3.122 % | 3.469 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 532 | 696 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £292 | £301 |
| Average daily rate | £315 | £317 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.67 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £338 | £333 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £355 | £354 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.32 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 155 | 202 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £20.67 | £18.66 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.68 | £19.73 |
| % change on same period last year | +14.96 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £24.69 | £20.79 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.60 | £25.69 |
| % change on same period last year | -8.13 % |
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We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Technical Architect across the Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
